As an Executive Coach, I have noticed a trend that is becoming louder as we get closer to the end of 2025. Even the most seasoned and confident leaders are questioning if they have what it takes to effectively lead their people and serve their customers as artificial intelligence transforms the landscape of work and life.

One thing is foresure, the way we have been traditionally leading needs to change in a profound way.

As a brain injury survivor, widow, and entrepreneur who has reinvented my own business Potential Unlimited (and continues to reinvent as change is the only constant), I understand what it means to successfully pivot.

I am so excited to share with you that I am launching a 6-week group online coaching program that will address the very heart of this leadership issue, providing support and tools to help leaders transition their style to position themselves and their organizations for success!! Here are the details!!

Have you noticed how effortlessly the leaves change color each fall?There’s no resistance. No hesitation. Just a quiet surrender to what is.

The trees don’t fight the shift — they release what they no longer need, trusting that growth will return in time. And yet for us as humans — especially as leaders — change can feel anything but effortless.

We crave certainty. It soothes our nervous system and gives us the comforting illusion that we’re in control. But today’s world offers anything but certainty.

AI is reshaping the future of work faster than we can keep up. Global and economic shifts are rewriting how we lead and live. And after years of collective upheaval, many leaders are simply tired — already maxed out, already managing so much.

But here’s the truth I’ve learned through my own journey of rebuilding after profound change:

👉 Change isn’t the enemy — our resistance to it is.

Over the last year, I’ve noticed something shifting in leadership — a low hum of uncertainty, even fear. As AI reshapes the future of work, white-collar workers are looking for how to develop greater resilience and adaptability to remain relevant.

As I began to use AI more consistently in my own work — whether to brainstorm, generate content ideas, or support research — I’ve had moments where I paused and thought: “This thing is really good!”

And there it was. That sinking thought that so many professionals are carrying around quietly: s my job… becoming obsolete?

Let’s talk about that — openly and honestly.

Let’s be honest — this kind of moment doesn’t come easy to me.

As a sole parent and entrepreneur of the Executive Coaching firm Potential Unlimited, I’m used to being the one holding it all together. The one who keeps going, even when the tank is running low. Rest? That used to feel like something I had to earn.

But here’s what I’ve come to realize:

You don’t have to earn your rest. You need it — because the world needs the best version of you.

Recently, I had one of those A-ha moments—the kind that makes you pause in your tracks and question something that’s been running silently in the background of your life.

I realized that almost everything I do has a purpose. A goal. An outcome.

Even when I think I’m doing something for me—like going to the gym or walking the dog—it’s often tied to a broader objective. Health. Productivity. Routine. Performance.

And while those are noble pursuits, I found myself asking: When was the last time I did something just for the joy of it?

Have you ever felt like a fraud? Are you just waiting for someone to figure out that you're not as capable, smart, or worthy as others think you are? Or maybe you are saying one thing to your colleagues, clients or even your kids, but then you don’t always 'walk the talk' on it yourself?

That feeling has a name — Imposter Syndrome — and you're far from alone.

When I Executive Coach a Leader, we need to define in the beginning exactly what they are trying to achieve. We need to be clear on our goals and make sure we are both moving in the same direction.

So, I would like to take a moment at the beginning of our journey together through this blog series to define what my blogs overarching theme of Leading and Living with Purpose really means.

What does it look like to lead and live with purpose?

To see a picture of my family on social media, we looked almost perfect. Two beautiful little girls, an athletic, handsome husband, the quintessential golden retriever puppy, and me. Social media is this century’s biggest PR machine. But social media often doesn’t tell the story behind the photo.

My family is amazing, but we have been broken time and time again.

Today is my birthday! I am now 49 years of age.  You will never hear me complain about turning another year older.  Each year is a gift.  My husband, Jeff, died of esophageal cancer at the age of 46. I have gotten the gift of three extra years (and counting!) more than Jeff did on this Earth.